Book-holder



(No Model.)

M. BEYER.

y BooK HQLDBR. No. 544,948.

Patented Aug; 20,1895

STATES Fries.

BOOK-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,948, dated August2O,` 1895.

Application tiled May 25, 1895- Zo all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, MELVINA BEYER, of Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphiaJ and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new andImproved Book-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved book-holderwhich is simple and durable in construction, more especially designedfor conveniently supporting a book'while reading the same, and arrangedto permit of conveniently folding the several parts of the holder, sothat the latter takes up but very little room when not in use.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding-parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement as extended. Fig. 2 isa similar view of the same as folded, and Fig. 3 is an invertedplan viewof the same.

The improved book-holder is provided with a base A, preferably made ofwood and adapted to rest on a table or other convenient support. On thesides of the base A and near the rear end thereof are arranged thepivots B fora rest O, preferably made Ushaped, and fulcrumed at its sidearms C on the said pivots B, so that the rest C can be swung upwardlyand rearwardly into an inclined position, with the extreme outer ends ofthe side bars C resting against stop-pins D, secured to the sides of thebase A close to the pivots B. The rest C is of such construction that itcan be readily swung downward in alignment with the base A, to fold upwith the latter in a very little space.

On the front end of the base A are arranged leaf-holders E, eachpreferably made of a single piece of wire slightly curved and formedwith an angular offset E', mounted to turn in the base A, so that thetwo leaf-holders can be conveniently swung down on the front of the baseA and into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The rear end of the base A is formed on its underside with a cut-outportion A' for re- Serial No. 550,637. (No model.)

ceiving the arms F, pivoted at F to the base A, and adapted to form anextension-base for the main base A. Thus the arms F can be readily swungoutward into the position shownin Fig. 1, so that a heavy book supportedon the base A and leaning against the inclined rest C is not liable toupset the base A, owing to the extension-arms F. When the book-rest isnot in use the said arms are folded in the cut-out portion, as plainlyindicated in Fig. 3.

When it is desired to support a very large book on the holder Ipreferably provide the rest C with an extension-rest O2, likewise madeU-shaped and pivotally connected at its side arms C3 by pivots B withthel side arms C of the rest C. Each side arm 03 is formed with a notchC4, adapted to engage a stop-pin D held on the extending side arms C',so that the extension-rest C2 can be swung upward and rearward inalignment with the rest C, to form anextension thereof, as plainlyindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the said extension-rest C2 canbe swung in an opposite direction, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig.2, when it is desired to fold the several parts of the holder forstoring the latter. Thus it will be seen that the holder can be verycheaply manufactured, conveniently extended for any sized book, andreadily folded up whenever desired, so as to take up very little space.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patents#- 1. A book holder, comprising a base formedat its under side and at the rear end thereof with a cut-out portion,arms pivoted to the said base at the cut-out portion, to form anextension for the base, a U-shaped rest pivoted with its side arms onthe sides of the base, stop pins held in the sides of the base, toengage the said side arms so as to limit their swinging motion, and leafholders mounted to turn in the front end of the base, and adapted toengage the leaves of a book to hold the latter open, substantially asshown and described.

2. A book holder, comprising a base formed at its under side and at therear end thereof with a cut-out portion, arms pivoted to the said baseat the cut-out portion, to form anl ICG extension for the base, aU-shaped rest pivoted with its side arms on the sides of the base, stoppins held in the sides of the said base, to engage the said side arms soas to limit ltheir swinging motion, leaf:l holders mounted to turn inthe front end of the base, and adapted to engage the'leaves of a book tohold the latter open, a U-shaped extension rest pivoted with its sidearms to the side arms of the said main rest, and stop pins heid on thesaid rest, to hold the extension rest in alignment with the main rest,as set forth.

3. A book holder, comprising a base having pivotally mounted at one edgeleaf-holding rods and having pivotally mounted at the opposite ends ofthe edges adjacent to the side having the leaf retaining pins a U-shapedbook support which is capable of swinging to embrace the leaf-retainingpins, substantially as described.

MELVINA BEYER. Witnesses:

THEO. G. HosTER, C. SEDGWICK.

